WWW Motivation Mining

These practical easy-to-use books provide insights into examining web resources for their motivational potentialthe potential to engage students in the learning process. The motivational assessment tools may be used in several ways: As a teaching tool to help your students learn valuable information literacy skills As a decision support tool for deciding which websites are appropriate for teaching your objectives As a research tool for conducting practical research comparing the motivational effectiveness of various sites As a design tool for creating a website that attract visitors and motivate them to remain in the websiteSmall and Arnone provide ideas lesson plans and examples for offering in-service workshops to practitioners as well as lesson plans and related materials for student instruction. Overhead transparency masters and handouts are included. What web resources will you use in your instruction? Be sure to examine their motivational potential first!